2023 Class of Fellows, Stephen W. Schrader, Jr., Alabama Chapter

Renta Urban Land Design, Birmingham, AL
by Staff

Alabama Chapter - Category: Service

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Alabama Chapter - Category: Service

Not content to be just a member, Stephen Schrader has actively dedicated himself for almost two decades in a variety of settings and organizations across the Southeast and beyond, using each new opportunity to raise awareness of the profession of landscape architecture. After relocating from New Orleans to Birmingham following Hurricane Katrina, he quickly plunged into his new environment and began serving on the chapter executive committee, which he has done for more than 13 years. Among Stephen's many activities is participating on the steering committee for the Twin States Conference for fourteen years and representing landscape architects in a coalition of design professionals advocating for tort and contract law reforms at the state level. His service ethic led him to be on the ASLA Board of Trustees for seven years and to be president of the Alabama Chapter; in 2019 he was recognized with the Chapter Service Award. For the last four years, through AlabamaDesign, Stephen has participated in multidisciplinary charettes in small towns with little access to affordable design services, creating hometown advocates for special projects, and introducing them to landscape architects' skills and scope of practice. He is a well-known speaker, sharing practical knowledge with other landscape architects and allied professionals through presentations, webinars, lectures, and site tours. Stephen's generosity of spirit, time, and expertise inspires those around him. He is a landscape architect with a servant's heart, working to create and enhance beloved places throughout Alabama.